Spouses of G20 leaders savour street food, millet dishes

Spouses of various world leaders attending the G20 Summit in New Delhi were treated to a special lunch at Jaipur House on Saturday, following which they were given a guided tour of an exhibition of......

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 24 hours

We bring you a presentation of the best photos in the last 24 hours from around the world.Jailed Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky (right) looks out of the defendant's cage as he......

Putin wins second term in landslide victory

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday won a second four-year term in office defeating his nearest Communist Party rival Nikolai Kharitonov and immediately announced his intention to further......

What connects Flipkart and extra-terrestrial life?

How much do you know Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, who has invested $ 100 million in a project to find extra-terrestrial life? Image: Russian billionaire Yuri Milner with wife Julia. Photograph......

The world's richest tax cheats

For years, the pursuit of wealthy tax cheats has been a game most successfully played by the US government. But the Europeans appear to be ratcheting up their tax compliance efforts as well. The......

How the govt squeezes the press

When Indira Gandhi wanted to hit at Ram Nath Goenka, who owned the generally critical Indian Express, she squeezed him financially and tried to destroy his business. Government-owned banks denied......

The LNG boom: How India is coping

In late 2003, a multinational oil major offered to sell an Indian public sector power company liquefied natural gas (LNG) at $4.5-5 per million British thermal unit (mmbtu). It was summarily turned......

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 2 at the Games

China got its first gold at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics thanks to some sharp shooting skills by Olympic debutant Zhang Mengxue on Sunday.  Check out the athletes who shone bright to take......

PHOTOS: Gold medal winners on Day 4 of the CWG

Indian weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam broke a Commonwealth Games record in his debut Games, en route to a gold medal in the men's 77kg event in Glasgow on Sunday. - Indians at the CWG:......

Indians at the CWG: Debutant lifter Sivalingam adds to India's gold tally

Indian weightlifter Satish Sivalingam scripted history in his debut Commonwealth Games, breaking the Games record en route to a gold medal, while compatriot Ravi Katulu took the silver in the men's......

Japanese fans say farewell to 'Red Emperor' Schumi

Michael Schumacher can barely move at the Japanese Grand Prix circuit without someone following him. A legion of red-shirted fans waves flags excitedly when he drives past, cheering when he lapped......

Phelps betters world record

American Michael Phelps and Australia's Jessicah Schipper broke the world records in the men's and women's 200 meters butterfly at the Pan Pacific championships in Victoria, Canada, on......